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A new map of New York: with its canals, roads & distances from place to place along the stage & steam-boat routes

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Title
A new map of New York: with its canals, roads & distances from place to place along the stage & steam-boat routes
Names
Tanner, Henry Schenck, 1786-1858 (Cartographer)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

Whole

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1840 (Inferred)
Place: Philadelphia?
Publisher: H.S. Tanner
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5743
Topics
New York (State)
New York (State) -- Administrative and political divisions
Erie Canal (N.Y.) -- Altitudes
New York (State) -- Distances, etc
New York (State) -- Erie Canal
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Shows counties, principal cities and towns, railroads, canals, and major natural features, as well as adjacent portions of neighboring states and provinces.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Prime meridian: Washington.
Content: Map within decorative border.
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1840 by H.S. Tanner in the clerks office of the eastern district of Pennsylvania."
Content: Includes table of distances for steam boat routes and profile of the Erie Canal.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 29 x 34 cm, on sheet 34 x 41 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 30643220
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20645570
Other local Identifier: US141.4.06
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4ef305c0-a1d0-0133-4b8e-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1786: Creator Born
  • 1840: Issued
  • 1858: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
  • 2024

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1840. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c2afd6b0-a1d0-0133-b68b-00505686d14e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c2afd6b0-a1d0-0133-b68b-00505686d14e

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1840). A new map of New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c2afd6b0-a1d0-0133-b68b-00505686d14e

Wikipedia Citation

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A new map of New York